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Grade 5, Chapter 5 Investigation Organizer:

Fort Mose


Forts and Buildings

Measurements of Fort and Buildings

    Surrounding Area: Use a piece of paper that is about 15 in. x 15 in.
    Three walls are 13 in. long. The fourth side is along a river and has no wall.
    The moat surrounds the three walls. Make it 3/8 in. wide.
    The chapel is a rectangle 1 7/8 in. x 1 1/8 in.
    The watchtower is a hexagon. Each wall measures 1/2 in.
    The guardhouse is a trapezoid. One side is 1 in., another is 1/2 in., and the remaining two sides are each 3/4 in.
    Make three rectangular houses. The first house measures 1 5/8 in. x 1 in., the second is 1 3/8 in. x 7/8 in., and the third is 1 1/4 in. x 7/8 in.


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